Many oil and gas companies experienced a tough couple of years recently, as oil prices plummeted to record-low levels. The recovery of the industry started in 2017, though, and now is the time to kick it into a higher gear to reap the benefits of being an early mover. New charging models, digital investments and…

Quality can be defined as “fitness for use as defined by the customer.” A quality product or service contributes to customer satisfaction; poor quality means ­dissatisfied customers. In today’s competitive marketplace, the process of controlling internal and external quality processes has become increasingly important and more complex for all ­companies. Especially in the automotive industry,…

A recap of the European Utility Week 2017 (EUW 2017) event and more. It’s now been just over a few weeks since we took a stand at the European Utility Week event in Amsterdam. The theme of our booth was aligned with our global Industry Experts campaign and was a look back at the original founders…

According to a primary research study of 200 IoT decision makers with industrial companies, about 85 percent of them collect data from sensors on their equipment or equipment they install at customer sites. Industrial companies may be further along with the Internet of Things (IoT) than most other companies because they have, since the 1970s,…

Why IFS was named a Leader in the FrontRunners quadrant for Manufacturing Software. It was a great honor to be named as a Leader in the FrontRunners quadrant for Manufacturing Software and is something that I am very proud about. Manufacturing is one of our focused industries and to get this acknowledgment is a testament…

IFS Applications is your platform for innovation that helps you to constantly improve the small things in your business that will make a big difference. My 13-year-old son is a passionate tennis player. He practices about eight hours per week and spends hours watching matches on YouTube to learn from stars like Djokovic, Federer, Nadal…

In the UK, our government has told energy suppliers that they must install smart gas and electricity meters in every home and small business by 2020. The issue here, which is the same for any major project undertaking, is the question of whether this an achievable target and what can be done to mitigate delays,…

How IFS Applications and the IoT Business Connector provide an agile, connected business environment. IFS IoT Business Connector launched At the IFS World Conference 2016, IFS’s Chief Technology Officer, Dan Matthews, announced the launch of the IFS IoT Business Connector. At the time, the Early Adopter Testing Program had just started. Now just a few…

Stefan Issing, Global Automotive Industry Director at IFS, answers questions from Automotive Industry Magazine on “ERP systems in IoT environments” while attending CeBIT 2017. The Internet of Things (IoT) and the complete digitalization of economic sectors create a ton of so-called “big data,” but this huge amount of data must be analyzed. One of the…

Layered application architecture delivers enterprise agility. Defining digital transformation is hard enough. Wikipedia defines it as “the change associated with the application of digital technology in all aspects of human society.” Technopedia says the term refers to how “companies are striving to keep up with changing business environments brought about by customer demand and technology.”…